Europe’s economy faces a one-two punch from extreme weather and war

By Hanna Ziady, Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Nuclear power plants idled. Crops harvested at 3 a.m. Iconic tourist attractions shuttered early. Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where successive heatwaves are straining an economy already under pressure from US tariffs, Chinese competition and higher energy prices because of the Iran war.